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National charity seeks support for “#OperationReLeaf” to help BC communities hit by 2017’s forest...
March 15, 2018 (Ottawa, ON) — Tree Canada, Canada’s leading national tree planting charity, today announced it is launching an ambitious greening...
EAB : New limits for the regulated zones of CFIA
As some of you may know, the federal government of Canada expanded the emerald ash borer‘s regulated area all the way to Québec...
Green Spaces Help with Teambuilding, Cultural Strengthening & Community Ties
Green spaces have many social values in our lives. They have been proven to reduce crime and road rage, stimulate learning, and...
Green School Grounds are Beneficial for Childhood Development and Learning
Many school boards in Canada are recognizing that green school grounds are beneficial for childhood learning and development. Greener school grounds directly...
A Personal Tribute to Royal Galipeau, Founder of National Tree Day
I still remember the unique way my 10 year friendship with Royal Galipeau began. After his first election as a federal Conservative...
Canadian Cities are Taking Action to Improve Health in Their Communities!
By Madeleine Langechenier Even though we might not see the immediate affect they have on us, urban forests and green spaces play...
The 1998 Ice Storm – 20 years later
The 1998 ice storm was a defining moment in my life and the lives of many others in Ontario, Quebec and New...
Research in urban forestry: Identified needs in Canada
As part of my work with Tree Canada in directing the Canadian Urban Forest Strategy (CUFS), our current efforts under the Research...
Atlantic Urban Forestry Collective: Highlighting urban forestry programs in Charlottetown, PEI
By Heather Fraser, Regional Representative Atlantic Region The City of Charlottetown, PEI, under Beth Hoar, Parkland Conservationist and ISA Certified Arborist, has...
Research in Urban Forestry: Collaborative Learning
Last May, I had the opportunity to visit Halifax, NS, for the Canadian Association of Geographers conference to present my doctoral work...
Positive Change: The Future Is Looking Bright for the Canadian Urban Forest Network
Our goals for the CUFN (Canadian Urban Forest Network) and CUFS (Canadian Urban Forestry Strategy) are to foster greater learning, both nationally and internationally,...
Forests of the Future
By Megan de Graaf, MScF Through its Climate Change Resilient Forest Corridors Project, the Fundy Biosphere Reserve has identified climate change-resilient tree...
Research in urban forestry: The social side of things
Urban forestry research has been generally classified in two categories: the biophysical and applied areas, and the social science side of things....